Do SAT scores make a huge difference?

Applying to College
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<p>As in, if I have an average high school transcript, GPA, ECs, etc, and a really good SAT score, will my choices of schools significantly rise? Say, from a good candidate for Pitt or Penn State to a good candidate for Carnegie Mellon/etc?</p>

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<p>Your chances of getting in will rise of course, but it can’t really make up for grades all that much. Getting high sats cant hurt… but I think CMU is more focused on GPA than SATs.</p>